Electrical Maintenance at West Kelowna between Drought and Glenrosa Road through Tue Mar 3 at 3:00 pm. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Updated on Mon Mar 2 at 8:09 am PST. (ID# -51280)

Construction between 4 Mile Creek and Pine Point Road at Westside South 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Tue Mar 3. The road is reduced to single lane alternating traffic. Updated on Tue Mar 3 at 7:55 am PST. (ID# -51311)

Westside Road Both directions

Construction from Junction with Highway 97 South to 12 km north of Junction with Highway 97 South (12 km). Please be advised, Monday to Friday, expect single-lane alternating traffic control with 10 minute delays from 7:00am to 5:00pm, and up to 2 hour closures from 9:30am to 11:30am and 12:30pm to 2:30pm for rock blastingconstruction. Please check the closure hotline 1-844-371-3824 for real-time updates on Westside Road Closures. Updated on Wed Feb 4 at 4:31 pm PST. (ID# -50305)

General Route Information

Highway 97 The Okanagan Highway is a 269 km (167 mi) long section of Highway 97 between the international border and Monte Creek on the Trans-Canada Highway. It is named for the Okanagan region of British Columbia, through which it largely passes. It begins in the south at the international border crossing north of Oroville, and travels 4 km (2½ mi) north to its junction with the
Crowsnest Highway at
Osoyoos. The highway travels north for 47 km (29 mi), passing through the community of Oliver, before arriving at the locality of
Kaleden, where Highway 3A diverges west.

13 km (8 mi) north of Kaleden, Highway 97 arrives at the city of Penticton. North of
Penticton, Highway 97 follows the western shore of Okanagan Lake for 45 km (28 mi), through the communities of Summerland and
Peachland, before reaching its junction with
Highway 97C just south of
Westbank. From there, Highway 97 passes through West Kelowna, Westbank, Lakeview, and reserve lands belonging to the Westbank First Nation until, 15 km (9 mi) northeast of the 97C junction, Highway 97 begins to cross Okanagan Lake via the William R. Bennett Bridge. The highway enters the city of Kelowna upon landfall on the east shore of the lake. 6 km (4 mi) east into the city
centre, the highway reaches its junction with Highway 33.

Four kilometres (2½ mi) north of the Highway 33 junction, Highway 97 leaves the urbanised area of Kelowna (the municipal boundary is actually a further 12 km, 7 mi, north). For the next 43 km (27 mi), the route travels well east of Okanagan Lake, passing through the community of Winfield, then alongside the west shore of Wood Lake to
Oyama. Both of these communities lie within the municipality of Lake Country. Highway 97 then passes along the west shore of Kalamalka Lake before entering the city of Vernon and a junction with Highway 6. The highway then travels north for 10 km (6 mi) to a junction with Highway 97A at Swan Lake, at which point it veers northwest. 81 km (17 mi) further, Highway 97 merges onto the Trans-Canada Highway at Monte Creek, following Highway 1 for 105 km (65 mi) west to Cache Creek. As it travels westward, Highways 1 and 97 parallel the Thompson River, passing through the city of Kamloops, where there are junctions with
Highways 5 and
5A.

Highway 33 is a minor two-lane highway in the Okanagan region of the province. Highway 33, which is 129 km (80 mi) long, connects Rock Creek, on the Crowsnest Highway, north to Kelowna, ( Kelowna Cam )on the Okanagan Highway, partially following the West Kettle River. It is also the main access to the Big White Ski Resort. The only other visible community on Highway 33 is Beaverdell, 48 km (30 mi) north of Rock Creek. Highway 33 opened in 1970.

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